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NHL season preview: Power rankings, best- and worst-case scenarios and bold predictions

The 2021-22 NHL season is being called a return to normalcy. Last season was an unprecedented one for the NHL due to the COVID-19 pandemic: Four geographically realigned divisions, including one solely comprising Canadian teams; teams playing only opponents within those divisions; and a new playoff format that eschewed wild-card teams. But it ended just […]

Penguins GM: ‘In a perfect world,’ Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang would stay in Pittsburgh

“In a perfect world, [Malkin] retires a Penguin,” Hextall said Monday. “And I think Tanger’s the same.” In a perfect world, anyway. The NHL in the salary-cap era is hardly that. Perhaps that’s why, when Hextall was asked what was missing this season from a group that let a 3-1 lead slip away in a […]

Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby, goalie Tristan Jarry back in lineup for Game 7

The players had been listed as “game-time decisions” by coach Mike Sullivan. Crosby, who had nine points in the first five games of the series, left Game 5 after suffering an upper-body injury from a high hit delivered by Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba in the second period. New York rallied to win that game. Sources […]

Pittsburgh Penguins bemoan mistakes after blowing another lead to New York Rangers in Game 6

The Pittsburgh Penguins squandered a two-goal lead on home ice and, more importantly, a chance to eliminate the New York Rangers in a Game 6 loss on Friday night. “Nobody said that it was going to be easy, you know?” said defenseman Kris Letang, after his team’s 5-3 loss that extended their series to a […]

Pittsburgh Penguins back in playoffs for 16th straight season

It’s still certainly a yearly expectation for an organization that prides itself on trying to win the Stanley Cup each season. Jake Guentzel scored twice, Sidney Crosby also had a goal and the Penguins earned a playoff berth for the 16th straight season with a 6-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Thursday night. […]

Jerry York, 76, winningest coach in NCAA men’s hockey history, retires from Boston College, saying it’s ‘the right time to do so’

York, 76, met with his coaches and players Wednesday and informed them he was stepping down. He coached 28 years with the Eagles, winning the NCAA men’s hockey championship four times (2001, 2008, 2010, 2012). Prior to that, York was the coach at Clarkson from 1972 to ’79 and Bowling Green (1979-94), where he won […]

Evgeni Malkin, ‘a generational talent,’ scores three goals, leads Pittsburgh Penguins to 11-2 romp

PITTSBURGH — Mike Sullivan has spent the last five months praising his team’s resilience, so the longtime Pittsburgh Penguins coach expected a “spirited” response after watching his club get pushed around by the New York Rangers on Friday night. What Sullivan got Sunday against Detroit wasn’t resilience so much as dominance — the kind that […]

NHL Opening Night 2021: Best moments from Tampa Bay Lightning’s banner raising, the Seattle Kraken’s first game and more

After a long offseason, hockey is back! The NHL regular season kicked off Tuesday night with some exciting games from some of the the league’s best — and newest — franchises. The Tampa Bay Lightning raised their second banner in as many years, but the Pittsburgh Penguins spoiled their special night. Later on, two of […]

United States advances to world hockey semifinals with win over Slovakia; Germans stun Swiss

The Canadians, who lost their first three games in the tournament, stunned Russia 2-1 on an overtime goal by Andrew Mangiapane. The other semifinal Saturday will pair defending champion Finland and Germany, which stunned Switzerland 3-2 in a shootout. Finland defeated the Czech Republic 1-0. All four winners played their preliminary round games in Group […]

U.S. clinches first in group at world hockey championship; quarterfinals up next

With the victory, the U.S. clinched first in Group B and will play Slovakia in the single-elimination quarterfinals, which start Thursday. “Seventeen days ago, we came together some of us not knowing each other, and to now be sitting here in first place, we’re a proud group,” coach Jack Capuano said. Jake Oettinger made nine […]